ROXANE PERMAR reflects on the recent visual arts exchange that brought German artist Oliver Gather to do a spot of dog watching in Shetland

GABRIELLA HOCKNEY was part of the community cast in the National Theatre of Scotland’s production The Elgin Macbeth this summer, and shares her experiences here

The Art of Translation RODY GORMAN describes his participation in the Poet to Poet project in Israel and Cove Park I WAS INVITED to take part in the Poet to Poet translation project in Israel and Cove Park by Loch Long, Argyll in April and May 2007. Under this project, selected poets work in pairs […]

DAVE SMITH and EUAN MARTIN formed Right Lines Productions in 2003 in the wake of their successful collaborations for the Highland Festival.

ALISTAIR PEEBLES reflects on the re-opening of the Pier Arts Centre in Stromness

Visual artists JON MACLEOD and ANNE CAMPBELL describe their work on their A-Mach an Gleann (A Known Wilderness) project on the moors of Lewis.

GEORGINA COBURN puts the pertinent questions to MURDO MACDONALD, Professor of History of Scottish Art at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and leader of the Window to the West research team

JAMES MUNRO looks at the history and wonders about the future prospects of the Mendelssohn on Mull festival, and enjoys this year’s musical offerings at a unique island event

RODY GORMAN describes his project to translate the songs of Bob Dylan and original country blues songs into Gaelic

JAMES ROSS explains the background to the Renassiance Music that will feature in Musick Fyne’s latest programme in Inverness